There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)EDI - SKD
14h 59m$374–1,214Fly Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tashkent International Airport (TAS)EDI - TAS
- Take the train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
15h 24m$325–549Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)GLA - SKD
27h 2m$345–1,102Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Samarkand International Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD)MAN - SKD
15h 13m$428–749Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bukhara International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bukhara International Airport (BHK)EDI - BHK
- Take the train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
16h 23m$354–1,140
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly and train which costs $320 - $550 and takes 15h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand is to fly which takes 14h 59m and costs $370 - $1,300.
The distance between Edinburgh and Samarkand is 5313 km.
It takes approximately 14h 59m to get from Edinburgh to Samarkand, including transfers.
Samarkand is 5h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 11:56 PM in Edinburgh and 4:56 AM in Samarkand.
There are 678+ hotels available in Samarkand.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Samarkand, Uzbekistan?
Turkish Airlines and Unilode fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Samarkand International Airport (SKD) 6 times a week.
Airlines
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bukhara International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- uzairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via London Heathrow, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Frankfurt, Tashkent International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- unilode.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- azal.az
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Baku Heydar Aliyev
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Samarkand International Airport via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- taban.aero
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tashkent International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $31–35
- Econom class
- $23
Train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Schedules at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/pages/schedule
- Business class
- $23–25
- Econom class
- $17
- Phone
- 1005
- compliance@railway.uz
- Website
- railway.uz
Train from Tashkent North to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $11–13
- Coupe
- $15–17
- SV
- $26–29
Train from Buchara 1 to Samarkand
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://railway.uz/en/
- Book at
- https://eticket.railway.uz/en/home
- Sleeper
- $10–12
- Coupe
- $13–15
- SV
- $22–25
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